Page 24 | Life Admin, what is it?

OneSugarOneSpoon · 2022-10-13T20:37:38+00:00

Have seen the phrase a few times now, where people have little free time as they're doing this " life admin" most days What exactly is it? My bills go by direct debit, shopping on line, kids stuff from school doesn't take that long...so am I missing something?

arethereanyleftatall · 18/10/2022 11:50

@Kanaloa
If memory serves, (and I'm not about to scroll through to see) you were one of the posters who can't grasp that it can be different for different people for different events. So, the swimming costume thing. Dd2 I'd throw any old costume in with my weekly shopping, job done. She's as once a week stage 7 or something swimmer. As you say, I wouldn't even mention it or think about it. Now dd1. Of course you wouldn't know this, but she's age group national champion. So, a racing suit for her requires research, because hundredths of a second make a difference. I'll repeat - the time each task takes is utterly dependent on your own particular set of circumstances.

Kanaloa · 18/10/2022 12:01

arethereanyleftatall · 18/10/2022 11:50

@Kanaloa
If memory serves, (and I'm not about to scroll through to see) you were one of the posters who can't grasp that it can be different for different people for different events. So, the swimming costume thing. Dd2 I'd throw any old costume in with my weekly shopping, job done. She's as once a week stage 7 or something swimmer. As you say, I wouldn't even mention it or think about it. Now dd1. Of course you wouldn't know this, but she's age group national champion. So, a racing suit for her requires research, because hundredths of a second make a difference. I'll repeat - the time each task takes is utterly dependent on your own particular set of circumstances.

I can grasp it’s different for different people. What I was saying is that while people are counting sleeping and thinking (which I hope we all do) life admin is just a pointless term that people use to mean ‘I’m so busy.’ As evidenced by this thread where people are counting anything from their full time job to thinking about something. Mountain, molehill etc.

reigatecastle · 18/10/2022 12:04

You don’t even need to do that - the AA have a key replacement service, they come to your house. It was cheaper than the dealer for ours too

you need to be an AA member and already have registered the key though.

Vestigia · 18/10/2022 12:05

It's just everyday stuff you do, surely? I'd not have thought it needed glorifying by a rather silly description like 'life admin'.

reigatecastle · 18/10/2022 12:08

Sunnysideup999 · 18/10/2022 11:24

waiting On hold for virgin media is life admin and a full time job in itself

Can't disagree with that!

reigatecastle · 18/10/2022 12:10

I don't see why admin-type tasks would stop being admin-type tasks just because the thing you're spending time organising is something enjoyable

of course it's not life admin. That's like saying choosing a wedding dress is life admin. Also it's a choice. Whereas needing a GP appointment or needing to get the gas boiler fixed isn't (not in the same way).

SirChenjins · 18/10/2022 12:17

reigatecastle · 18/10/2022 12:04

You don’t even need to do that - the AA have a key replacement service, they come to your house. It was cheaper than the dealer for ours too

you need to be an AA member and already have registered the key though.

You don't need to be an AA member - they'll come out to you www.theaa.com/breakdown-cover/key-assist Not sure if you have to join when they do though. Yes, the key needs to be registered already - it's a replacement key service.

TitaniasAss · 18/10/2022 17:10

arethereanyleftatall · 18/10/2022 10:57

What has surprised me about this thread is that the posters who 'don't have any life admin' seem smug/proud about it.

Wouldn't it be the exact opposite? Just indicates you and yours don't do much. Which is obvo fine if that's what you want, but I'm not sure why you'd be smug.

I dedicated this morning this week to life admin. It's taken 3 hours, but it's done for a few days and now I'm having a cup of tea. I've researched and booked a holiday, researched and booked a cheeky one night stay away, organised the logistics for a play my daughter is in, the tickets and the costumes, booked accommodation and in to the sporting event for my other dd. Organised her a new cossie for it. I've moved some money to an account with better savings. A good mornings life admin that I'm happy with 💪

Can't you see the smugness in your own post? Not really any better.

arethereanyleftatall · 18/10/2022 22:54

That was kind of my point @TitaniasAss
Having life admin is generally a lovely thing - it means you have stuff to organise.

SirChenjins · 19/10/2022 06:46

If you get a lot out of organising cheeky one night stays and swimming cossies then you go girl 💪

ZeroFuchsGiven · 19/10/2022 07:46

arethereanyleftatall · 18/10/2022 22:54

That was kind of my point @TitaniasAss
Having life admin is generally a lovely thing - it means you have stuff to organise.

I actually think its the opposite. People claiming to have all this 'life admin' seem to have a void in their life where they feel the need to label their day to day mundane tasks in order to seem important or busy or rushed off their feet.

In reality most of us dont give it a second thought and just get on with it.

VestaTilley · 19/10/2022 08:02

Christmas presents, chasing old pension pots, booking trips for DS, dentist, vet, paying parking fines, tax forms, insurance, returning library books, post, dry cleaning. You name it.

Sunnysideup999 · 21/10/2022 10:00

GonnaGonnaGoing · 16/10/2022 16:52

I don't think it's just the use of the pretentious term, it's more elevating opening every single envelope, browsing the internet or booking a restaurant to the level of A Task!

What next...will farting be a task/life admin

Excess wind is trapped.
Now I have to find a private place to dispel my excess wind and I may have to open a window, remembering to close that window before I go to bed.

If I can't find a private place, I must first find someone whom I can look at in a way that suggests they did it or, maybe better buy a dog, so that I will always have this dog to blame it on. The dog will then need feeding, vet's appointments, walking and poop scooping.

Failing a dog or being unable to pin it on someone else, I must spend hours staring in the mirror perfecting either a stony move along expression or a look of apology.

I might also need to wave my arms about to try and dispel any stink. This could lead to a tear in my sleeve which either needs to be mended-first sourcing matching thread-or buying another blouse. This will involve driving to the shops or browsing the internet.

All this extra admin cause by farting. People just don't realise because they don't want to. They think a quick fart takes a second but they don't think it through.

😆😆
brilliant